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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Gelechioidea » Casebearer Moths (Coleophoridae) » Coleophorinae » Coleophora

Genus Coleophora

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Coleophoridae - Coleophora Very small metallic moth 2 - Coleophora Which moth, please? - Coleophora Bagworm moth caterpillar ? - Coleophora trifolii Coleophora deauratella - Coleophora Silvery Moth - Coleophora UID CASE - Coleophora 1365 Streaked Coleophora ??? - Coleophora cratipennella
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea
Family Coleophoridae (Casebearer Moths)
Subfamily Coleophorinae
Genus Coleophora
Numbers
149 species in North America listed at nearctica.com
"Coleophora is a very large genus with hundreds of species in the USA, the majority of which are still nameless and undescribed." [Jean-Francois Landry]
Remarks
"Coleophora larvae are heavily parasitized by hymenopterous parasites (braconid wasps most often)." [Jean-Francois Landry]
Internet References
live larval case and adult images of Coleophora atromarginata plus comments by Jean-Francois Landry (John Himmelman, Connecticut)
Contributed by tom murray on 26 June, 2005 - 4:06pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Robin McLeod
Last updated 27 May, 2007 - 6:58pm

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